Poor quality jobs are locking people out of the labour market and fuelling the UK’s economic inactivity crisis, research from Timewise has found. The Healthy by Design study from...
Read moreDetailsTalking about money worries at work is traditionally taboo, but the University of Birmingham is changing that. Katie Compton, HR project officer, shares how financial education is becoming central...
Read moreDetailsDOWNLOAD THE BENEFITS EXPERT GUIDE TO CASH PLANS SEPTEMBER 2025 HERE Health cash plan take up grew significantly last year as employers doubled down on everyday health support. The UK’s...
Read moreDetailsEmployers are wasting a significant amount of money on unused benefits as HR leaders warned of confusion and complacency, during a panel discussion at a recent London HR Connections...
Read moreDetailsFor employers under pressure to deliver on ESG, retention and wellbeing, volunteering could be the missing link. Sanjay Lobo, founder of OnHand, says making opportunities easy to access and...
Read moreDetailsThe government’s review of the UK’s parental leave system “must be a watershed moment” that delivers root-and-branch reform, according to select committee MPs. The Women and Equalities Committee (WEC) warned...
Read moreDetailsInsurance firm Markel has launched a Domestic Abuse Support Framework for UK employees. Domestic abuse “doesn’t stop at the front door,” said chief people officer Jo Browning, adding that...
Read moreDetailsMore than half (54 percent) of UK employees are considering changing jobs in the next year as employers struggle to deliver on expectations around flexibility, AI training and career...
Read moreDetailsEmployers invest heavily in benefits but if the story doesn’t land with employees the spend is wasted. Reward teams need to adopt the skills of great marketers to make...
Read moreDetailsMore than 90 percent of employers believe the chancellor will restrict pension salary sacrifice schemes in next month’s Autumn Budget, research has revealed. A survey of 505 C-suite executives...
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Seasoned professionals examine the challenges and innovations in today’s employee benefits, reward and HR sector. Every episode, they will unbox a key issue and unpack what it really means for employers and how they can tackle it.
The regulars are Claire Churchard, editor of Benefits Expert; Carole Goldsmith, HR director at the Royal Horticultural Society, and Steve Herbert, consultant and rewards & benefits veteran.
Return-to-office mandates are a topic that’s generating plenty of heat in the media, but how closely do the headlines match workplace reality?
In this episode, one of a three-part series of 10-minute podcasts, hosts Claire Churchard and Steve Herbert discuss data that shows remote or home working is on the rise.
We look at what this means for HR, from balancing employee flexibility with business needs, to ensuring benefits packages remain fair and accessible. We discuss the pinch points, and the opportunities, in building the new normal of work.
